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fallacy: a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning

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non sequitur collapse: (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises; a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it

paralogism collapse: an unintentionally invalid argument

hysteron proteron collapse: the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved; reversal of normal order of two words or sentences etc. (as in `bred and born')

sophism collapse: a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

weak point collapse: an attribute that is inadequate or deficient

solecism collapse

claptrap collapse

moonshine collapse: whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash; distill (alcohol) illegally; produce moonshine

sophistry collapse

anthropomorphism collapse: the representation of objects (especially a god) as having human form or traits

errancy collapse: fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err; (Christianity) holding views that disagree with accepted doctrine; especially disagreement with papal infallibility; "he denies the errancy of the Catholic Church"

spoofing collapse

pantheism collapse: the doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of God; (rare) worship that admits or tolerates all gods

misbelief collapse

victimization collapse: adversity resulting from being made a victim; "his victimization infuriated him"

specious reasoning collapse

misinterpretation collapse: putting the wrong interpretation on; "his misinterpretation of the question caused his error"; "there was no mistaking her meaning"

self-contradiction collapse: contradicting yourself

plausibility collapse: apparent validity

falsehood collapse: a false statement

snow job collapse: a long and elaborate misrepresentation

untruth collapse

self-deception collapse: a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it

misjudgment collapse

entrapment collapse: a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials

circumvention collapse: the act of evading by going around

circularity collapse: the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure

mirage collapse: something illusory and unattainable; an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects

heresy collapse: a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion

misconstruction collapse: an ungrammatical constituent

hallucination collapse: an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; "he refused to believe that the angel was a hallucination"; illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder

kidding collapse

mystification collapse: the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered; something designed to mystify or bewilder

sophistication collapse: falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies; "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"; the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment; being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"

speciousness collapse: an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming plausibility; "the speciousness of his argument"

vicious circle collapse: an argument that assumes that which is to be proved; one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first

song and dance collapse: theatrical performance combining singing and dancing

insincerity collapse: the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical

unorthodoxy collapse: the quality of being unorthodox; any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

sin collapse: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will; violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"; estrangement from god; the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet; (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna; commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law; commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"

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